When I first arrived at Narragansett High School it was during Mr. Reise's personal planning time. He informed me that today was a hectic day because he seemed to be behind on important work that needed to be completed. he spent the rest of the planning time making copies of worksheets, emailing teachers, and setting up an experiment that the students would be completing that day related to the pH of different substances. He accomplished this while introducing me to several teachers and the department chair (Sarah Krauss). I looked around the room and found the homework clearly written on the board for each class along with a "question of the day" that was there to focus the students onto the task at hand. As the time for class began he greeted each student by name and made conversation with them. When the bell rang to begin class the students got into their seats and continued to talk until Mr. Reise had composed himself and asked for attention, which he received with no problems. He then began by collecting the previous nights homework and speaking about everything the students would be doing in class today. When I asked Mr. Reise about his lesson plans he said that he did not use them, however when he was a new teacher he did indeed create full lesson plans. Now after several years he has pretty much all of the lessons committed to memory and does not need to keep copies of them.
After observing Mr. Reise I can tell that he has mastered classroom management, he always begins on time and has what he plans to teach ready to go without needing to write any of it down. I however will definitely need to keep written records of lessons simply because I tend to be forgetful. As far as my own classroom management rules I will make sure to adopt Mr. Reise's "question of the day" because I feel that it is a great technique for keeping students aware of what they will be learning. Mr. Reise always seems to be rushing to finish some sort of grading, or worksheet, or something similar which leads me to believe the life of a teacher will be a constant race against the clock. I plan to manage this with good usage of my personal planning time and by adopting good organizational skills. I have already begun to become organized through the use of Evernote and several planners. I believe Mr. Reise's command of his class comes from a mutual respect between him and his students, he treats them like responsible adults and they follow him wholeheartedly. I hope to someday have this mastery of classroom management that seems to come so easily for Mr. Reise.
After observing Mr. Reise I can tell that he has mastered classroom management, he always begins on time and has what he plans to teach ready to go without needing to write any of it down. I however will definitely need to keep written records of lessons simply because I tend to be forgetful. As far as my own classroom management rules I will make sure to adopt Mr. Reise's "question of the day" because I feel that it is a great technique for keeping students aware of what they will be learning. Mr. Reise always seems to be rushing to finish some sort of grading, or worksheet, or something similar which leads me to believe the life of a teacher will be a constant race against the clock. I plan to manage this with good usage of my personal planning time and by adopting good organizational skills. I have already begun to become organized through the use of Evernote and several planners. I believe Mr. Reise's command of his class comes from a mutual respect between him and his students, he treats them like responsible adults and they follow him wholeheartedly. I hope to someday have this mastery of classroom management that seems to come so easily for Mr. Reise.